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Techie Fight Clubs Springing Up

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unleashing-geek-fury dept.

Browncoat writes "USAToday reports a new phenomenon hitting some of the cubicles of Silicon Valley. It seems that engineers and developers previously confined to sitting in front of their computers are getting their anger out the healthy way: by pummeling each other. From the article 'Inspired by the 1999 film Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt and Ed Norton, underground bare-knuckle brawling clubs have sprung up across the country as a way for desk jockeys and disgruntled youths to vent their frustrations and prove themselves. "This is as close as you can get to a real fight, even though I've never been in one," the soft-spoken Siou said.'"

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  1. Re:Weenie Club by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I suppose next we'll be hearing about how Ken Lay and company were actually just repeating what they learned by watching "Wall Street" at the executive team-building offsite? Or how the well-abused Zonk and ScuttleMonkey voodoo dolls on my desk are actually just a result of my having seen part of "The Craft" one time on HBO?
    Ok admit it, the last one is true.
  2. Repetition Club by LunaticTippy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I am sick to death of Fight Club. People talking about it, quoting it, watching it over and over.

    Now, I can simply point this practice out, and state without room for dissent that it is finally and completely over.

    It's sad, too, because if people would give it a rest I actually liked the book and the movie.

    --
    Man, you really need that seminar!
  3. why?!?!?!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why do my post's always statr out at Score: 0? !!!!?!? i make more posts than eveyone cumbined !!!

    plz make me higher